Imported Fire Ant Quarantined Areas

7 C.F.R. § 301.81-3

Last updated: October 27, 2022

The following States or portions of a State are designated as quarantined areas:

Alabama

The entire state

Arkansas

Portions of the state as follows:

• The entire county of Arkansas, Ashley, Bradley, Calhoun, Chicot, Clark, Cleveland, Columbia, 

Conway, Crittenden, Cross, Dallas, Desha, Drew, Faulkner, Franklin, Garland, Grant, Hempstead, Hot 

Spring, Howard, Jefferson, Johnson, Lafayette, Lee, Lincoln, Little River, Logan, Lonoke, Miller, 

Monroe, Montgomery, Nevada, Ouachita, Perry, Phillips, Pike, Polk, Pope, Prairie, Pulaski, Saline, 

Scott, Sebastian, Sevier, St. Francis, Union, White, Woodruff, and Yell

California

Portions of the state as follows:

• The entire county of Orange

• The partial county of Los Angeles County:

• That portion of Los Angeles County in the Cerritos area bounded by a line beginning at the

intersection of Artesia Boulevard and Marquardt Avenue; then south along Marquardt Avenue to 

the Los Angeles/Orange County Line; then south and west along the Los Angeles/Orange 

County Line to Carson Street; then west along Carson Street to Norwalk Boulevard; then north 

along Norwalk Boulevard to Centralia Street; then west along Centralia Street to Pioneer

Boulevard; then north along Pioneer Boulevard to South Street; then east along South Street to 

Norwalk Boulevard; then north along Norwalk Boulevard to 183rd Street; then east along 183rd 

Street to Bloomfield Avenue; then north along Bloomfield Avenue to Artesia Boulevard; then 

east along Artesia Boulevard to the point of beginning

• That portion of Los Angeles County in the Azusa area bounded by a line beginning at the

intersection of Irwindale Avenue and Foothill Boulevard; then east along Foothill Boulevard to 

Azusa Avenue; then south along Azusa Avenue to East Fifth Street; then east along East Fifth 

Street to North Cerritos Avenue; then south along North Cerritos Avenue to Arrow Highway; 

then west along Arrow Highway to Azusa Avenue, then south along Azusa Avenue to Covina 

Boulevard; then west along an imaginary line to the intersection of Martinez Street and Irwindale 

Avenue; then north along Irwindale Avenue to the point of beginning
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•The partial county of Riverside County:

• That portion of Riverside County in the Indio area bounded by a line beginning at the

intersection of Avenue 50 and Jackson Street; then south along Jackson Street to 54th Avenue; 

then west along 54th Avenue to Madison Street; then north along Madison Street to Avenue 50; 

then east along Avenue 50 to the point of beginning

• The portion in the Moreno Valley area bounded by a line beginning at the intersection of

Sunnymead Ranch Parkway and Pigeon Pass Road; then, northerly along Pigeon Pass Road to its 

intersection with Hidden Springs Drive; then, easterly along an Imaginary Line to its intersection 

with the Moreno Valley City Boundary at 33.983286 latitude and-117.261173 longitude; then, 

easterly along said boundary to its intersection with Reche Vista Drive; then, southerly along 

said drive to its intersection with Canyon Ranch Road; then, southerly along said road to its 

intersection with Valley Ranch Road; then, northeasterly along said road to its intersection with 

Michael Way; then, southerly along said way to its intersection with Casey Court; then, easterly 

along said court to its intersection with an Imaginary Line at 33.975481 latitude and -117.226616

longitude; then, southerly along said line to its intersection with an Imaginary Line at 33.973979 

latitude and -117.224614 longitude; then, southerly along said line to its intersection with an 

Imaginary Line at 33.971381 latitude and -117.223620 longitude; then, southerly along said line 

to its intersection with an Imaginary Line at 33.961474 latitude and-117.223814 longitude; then,

easterly along said line to its intersection with Pico Vista Way at 33.961348 latitude and -

117.221281 longitude; then, southwesterly along said way to its intersection with Los Olivos 

Drive; then, southerly along said drive to its intersection with Jaclyn Avenue; then, westerly 

along said avenue to its intersection with Perris Boulevard; then, southerly along Perris 

Boulevard to its intersection with an Imaginary Line at 33.953944 latitude and-117.226486

longitude; then, westerly along said line to its intersection with Kalmia Avenue; then, westerly 

along said avenue to its intersection with Hubbard Street; then, northerly along said street to its 

intersection with Nightfall Way; then, westerly along said way to its intersection with Sundial 

Way; then, southwesterly along said way to its intersection with Indian Street; then, southerly 

along said street to its intersection with Ebbtide Lane; then, westerly along said lane to its 

intersection with Ridgecrest Lane, then, southerly along said lane to its intersection with 

Moonraker Lane; then, westerly along said lane to its intersection with Davis Street; then, 

southerly along said street to its intersection with Gregory Lane; then, westerly along said lane to 

its intersection with McCully Court; then, southerly along said court to its intersection with 

Cockatiel Drive; then, westerly along said drive to its intersection with Bale Creek at 33.951400 

latitude and -117.246061 longitude; then, northerly along said creek to its intersection with Old 

Lake Drive; then, easterly along said drive to its intersection with Sunnymead Ranch Parkway;

then, northwesterly along said parkway to the point of the beginning

• The portion in the Bermuda Dunes, Palm Desert, and Rancho Mirage areas bounded by a line 

beginning at the intersection of Ramon Road and Bob Hope Drive; then south along Bob Hope 

Drive to Dinah Shore Drive; then east along Dinah Shore Drive to Key Largo Avenue; then 

south along Key Largo Avenue to Gerald Ford Drive; then west along Gerald Ford Drive to Bob 

Hope Drive; then south along Bob Hope Drive to Frank Sinatra Drive; then east along Frank 

Sinatra Drive to Vista Del Sol; then south along Vista Del Sol to Country Club Drive; then east 

along Country Club Drive to Adams Street; then south along Adams Street to 42nd A venue; 

then east along 42nd A venue to Tranquillo Place; then south along Tranquillo Place to its 

intersection with Harbour Court; then southwest along an imaginary line to the intersection of 

Granada Drive and Caballeros Drive; then southeast along Caballeros Drive to Kingston Drive; 

then west along Kingston Drive to Mandeville Road; then east along Mandeville Road to Port 

Maria Road; then south along Port Maria Road to Fred Waring Drive; then west along Fred 
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Waring Drive to its intersection with Dune Palms Road; then southwest along an imaginary line 

to the intersection of Adams Street and Miles Avenue; then west along Miles Avenue to 

Washington Street; then northwest along Washington Street to Fred Waring Drive; then west 

along Fred Waring Drive to Joshua Road; then north along Joshua Road to Park View Drive; 

then west along Park View Drive to State Highway 111; then northwest along State Highway 

111 to Magnesia Fall Drive; then west along Magnesia Fall Drive to Gardess Road; then 

northwest along Gardess Road to Dunes View Road; then northeast along Dunes View Road to 

Halgar Road; then northwest along Halgar Road to Indian Trail Road; then northeast along 

Indian Trail Road to Mirage Road; then north along Mirage Road to State Highway 111; then 

northwest along State Highway 111 to Frank Sinatra Drive; then east along Frank Sinatra Drive 

to Da Vall Drive; then north along Da Vall Drive to Ramon Road; then east along Ramon Road 

to the point of beginning

• That portion of Riverside County in the Palm Springs area bounded by a line beginning at the 

intersection of Tramway Road, State Highway 111, and San Rafael Drive; then east along San 

Rafael Drive to Indian Canyon Drive; then south along Indian Canyon Drive to Francis Drive; 

then east along Francis Drive to North Farrell Drive; then south along North Farrell Drive to 

Verona Road; then east along Verona Road to Whitewater Club Drive; then east along an 

imaginary line to the intersection of Verona Road and Ventura Drive; then east along Verona

Road to Avenida Maravilla; then east and south along Avenida Maravilla to 30th Avenue; then 

west along 30th Avenue to its end; then due west along an imaginary line to the Whitewater 

River; then southeast along the Whitewater River to Dinah Shore Drive; then west along an 

imaginary line to the east end of 34th Avenue; then west along 34th Avenue to Golf Club Drive; 

then south along Golf Club Drive to East Palm Canyon Drive; then south along an imaginary line 

to the intersection of Desterto Vista and Palm Hills Drive; then south along Palm Hills Drive to 

its end; then southwest along an imaginary line to the intersection of Murray Canyon and Palm

Canyon Drive; then northwest along Palm Canyon Drive to the Palm Springs city limits; then 

west and north along Palm Springs city limits to Tahquitz Creek; then due north along an 

imaginary line to Tramway Road; then northeast along Tramway Road to the point of beginning

Florida

The entire state

Georgia

The entire state

Louisiana

The entire state

Mississippi

The entire state

New Mexico

Portions of the state as follows:

• The entire county of Dona Ana
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North Carolina

Portions of the state as follows:

• The entire county of Alamance, Anson, Beaufort, Bertie, Bladen, Brunswick, Burke, Cabarrus, 

Camden, Carteret, Catawba, Chatham, Cherokee, Chowan, Clay, Cleveland, Columbus, Craven, 

Cumberland, Currituck, Dare, Davidson, Duplin, Durham, Edgecombe, Franklin, Gaston, Gates, 

Graham, Greene, Guilford, Halifax, Harnett, Hertford, Hoke, Hyde, Jackson, Johnston, Jones, Lee, 

Lenoir, Lincoln, Macon, Martin, McDowell, Mecklenburg, Montgomery, Moore, Nash, New Hanover, 

Northampton, Onslow, Orange, Pamlico, Pasquotank, Pender, Perquimans, Pitt, Polk, Randolph, 

Richmond, Robeson, Rowan, Rutherford, Sampson, Scotland, Stanly, Tyrrell, Union, Vance, Wake, 

Warren, Washington, Wayne, and Wilson

• The partial county of Granville County:

• That portion of Granville County lying south of U.S. Highway 158 from the Person County line 

to the Vance County line

• The partial county of Iredell County:

• That portion of Iredell County lying south of Interstate 40 from the Davie County line to the 

Catawba County line.

Oklahoma

Portions of the state as follows:

• The entire county of Atoka, Bryan, Carter, Choctaw, Coal, Comanche, Cotton, Garvin, Jackson, 

Jefferson, Johnston, Latimer, Leflore, Love, Marshall, McCurtain, Murray, Pittsburg, Pontotoc, 

Pushmataha, Stephens, and Tillman

Puerto Rico

The entire state

South Carolina

The entire state

Tennessee

Portions of the state as follows:

• The entire county of Anderson, Bedford, Benton, Bledsoe, Blount, Bradley, Cannon, Carroll, 

Cheatham, Chester, Cocke, Coffee, Crockett, Cumberland, Davidson, Decatur, Dekalb, Dickson, 

Fayette, Franklin, Fentress, Gibson, Giles, Grainger, Grundy, Hamblen, Hamilton, Hardeman, Hardin, 

Haywood, Henderson, Henry, Hickman, Houston, Humphreys, Jefferson, Knox, Lauderdale, Lawrence, 

Lewis, Lincoln, Loudon, Madison, Marion, Marshall, Maury, McMinn, McNairy, Meigs, Monroe, 

Montgomery, Moore, Morgan, Perry, Polk, Putnam, Rhea, Roane, Rutherford, Sequatchie, Sevier,

Shelby, Smith, Stewart, Sumner, Tipton, Trousdale, Union, Van Buren, Warren, Wayne, Weakly, White, 

Williamson, and Wilson
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Texas

Portions of the state as follows:

• The entire county of Anderson, Angelina, Aransas, Archer, Atascosa, Austin, Bandera, Bastrop, 

Baylor, Bee, Bell, Bexar, Blanco, Bosque, Bowie, Brazoria, Brazos, Brooks, Brown, Burleson, Burnet, 

Caldwell, Calhoun, Callahan, Cameron, Camp, Cass, Chambers, Cherokee, Clay, Collin, Coke, 

Coleman, Colorado, Comal, Comanche, Concho, Cooke, Coryell, Crane, Crockett, Dallas, Delta, 

Denton, De Witt, Dimmit, Duval, Eastland, Ector, Edwards, Ellis, Erath, Falls, Fannin, Fayette, Fisher, 

Fort Bend, Franklin, Freestone, Frio, Galveston, Gillespie, Goliad, Gonzalez, Grayson, Gregg, Grimes, 

Guadalupe, Hamilton, Hardin, Harris, Harrison, Haskell, Hays, Henderson, Hidalgo, Hill, Hood, 

Hopkins, Houston, Howard, Hunt, Irion, Jack, Jackson, Jasper, Jefferson, Jim Wells, Johnson, Jones, 

Karnes, Kaufman, Kendall, Kenedy, Kerr, Kimble, Kinney, Kleberg, La Salle, Lamar, Lampasas, 

Lavaca, Lee, Leon, Liberty, Limestone, Live Oak, Llano, Madison, Marion, Martin, Mason, Matagorda, 

Maverick, McCulloch, McLennan, McMullen, Medina, Midland, Milam, Mills, Mitchell, Montague, 

Montgomery, Morris, Nacogdoches, Navarro, Newton, Nolan, Nueces, Orange, Palo Pinto, Panola, 

Parker, Polk, Rains, Reagan, Real, Red River, Refugio, Robertson, Rockwall, Runnels, Rusk, Sabine, 

San Augustine, San Jacinto, San Patricio, San Saba, Schleicher, Scurry, Shackelford, Shelby, Smith, 

Starr, Somervell, Stephens, Tarrant, Taylor, Terrell, Throckmorton, Titus, Tom Green, Travis, Trinity, 

Tyler, Upshur, Upton, Uvalde, Val Verde, Van Zandt, Victoria, Walker, Waller, Ward, Washington, 

Webb, Wharton, Wichita, Wilbarger, Willacy, Williamson, Wilson, Winkler, Wise, Wood, Young, and 

Zavala

• The partial county of Lubbock County:

• That portion of the City of Lubbock located within Highway 27 to the East, Ursuline Street to 

the North, Milwaukee Street to the West, and 98 Street to the South

Virginia

Portions of the state as follows:

• The entire city of Chesapeake City, Emporia, Franklin, Hampton, Newport News, Norfolk, Poquoson, 

Portsmouth, Suffolk, Virginia Beach, and Williamsburg

• The entire county of Brunswick, Greensville, Isle of Wight, James City, Mecklenburg, Southampton, 

and York